Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-19
HOPE DIFFERED.

Chief xnganeof Boguo.
The party Of Union Pacific officials who
arrived by special train Saturday night, In.
Guiding G. j. Potter. Vice-President and
General Manager; v. G. Bogue. Eneineerin-
1hief; ]. Munroe. General Freight Agent; E.
Dickinson, General superintendent; C. F.
Reeseguie, superintends t at Pocatelio.
and J. Markell. of~the Pacific Hotel Com
pany. During the day Mr.. Potter had two
lengthy interviews with Mr.. W. A. Clark.
but there was nothing in the conversations
to indicate Mr.. Potter's future action With
regard to the tariff on salt. 10 the a fter-
noon q conference was held 1T Mr.. Clarke
office, when Messra. Potter and Munro.
were met by Genar a. Leggat, Superintendent
Hall, Judge Davis and Mr.. Brophy.
General Leggat acting 30 spokesman. The
representatives OF the Butte interests were
surprised to Rear from Mr.. Potter that the
memorial sent him by the Board OF Trade
had never reached him, be and Mr.. Munr0e
having been in New York when the papers
were sent. General Lepgat then entered
into a full exposition OF the condition OF
the mining interests here, and the absolute
necessity of q lower tariff on salt. Mr..
Potter could not give q definite answer to-
day, but promised to do so by Saturday.
He has now q better understanding OF the
-itua ton here than ever before. He will
investigate the Butte shipments of bullion
and ore at Salt Lake.
After the meeting Mr.. Potter was inter-
d.ewed by q representative OF The MINER.
who asked:
mr.. Potter, have you decided to make
ony reductions Or equalisations on the
present salt freight rate,?'
NO" said Mr.. Potter, II cannot arrive
at any decision for some days.'
'.Is.it true that you offered q rate OF 50
to Walker q Coz"
mo. We have made NO ofiers to any.
one."
Mr.. Potter. is there q treaty between
the Union Pacific and the Northern Pacific
that will prevent the latter from extending
their Boulder Valley branch to Butter"
swell" said Mr.. Potter, III that road is
extended to Butte, it should, under our
agreement, belong to the Montana Union,
otherwise it would be a breach OF contract
on the part of the Northern Pacific. OF
course they may build it, but if they do, it
viii! be a violation Of cont act"
'Mr. Potter. is it your attention to build
any extensions Of your Montana system
during next year?"
xud i uCHCAO vi " u ~ 6OIU Vi CElCln
ton we get from Congrers. II they don't
tie our hands, but allow US to raise the
money. we will build more roads
in Montana next year."
While the salt question was being dis
cussed in town, Mr.. V. G. Bogue, Engineer
in-Cbief, was travelling around the zigzag in
a special train and examining some of the
mines. On his return to the depot
he a met by The MINERS representative,
who. after a few Introductory remarks, pro-
pounded this question:
"Mr. Bogue, will you tell me whether you
intend to build any OF your proposed
branches in Montana next year,"
Mr.. BOgue's reply was etrikinQly lrrele-
foreign to the subject. 1t
"sav. have you had any good fishing
Not this pear.'' said the reporter, "but
[ know where l can catch q wagon load"
''Well," said Mr.. BOgue, i've never had
anyone to catch those big Yakima trout
since you left"
"Mr. Bogue," asked the reporter, don't
you care to speak OF your railroad pro-
mo, I don't care to sneak OF them"
do you intend to extend the Cheyenne
& Northern into the oil fields OF the Big
Horn BasiD?"
81 don't know"
"What do you think OF Butter"
II think it ie a great camp. The extent
Of the mining operations here is astonish.
ing"
Mr.. Bogue has been connected with the
Union Pacific for less than a year. Same
IF his early engineering experience wa &C
4uired in Peru. He afterwa rds spent sew +
tral years on the Northern Pacific surveys
in the Cascade Mountains. His work
there so demonstrated his skill and admin.
ability that he a placed in
charge Of all the Northern Pacific lines
west Of Idaho. He remained in charge of
those ines until the Cascade division was
we'll on it's way toward completion, the
over the summit being proba- |
bly, partially the result of his Peruvian ex-
oeriences. In this work he was ably as
sisted by H. s. Huson. now in charge ofthe
Root Railroad, and j. j. Donovan,
'ecentlv placed in charge of the other
Pacific branches in Montana.
Last December Mr.. BOgue was rendered the
Important position of Engineer il. Chief OF
he Union Pacific, aud accepted it.
While living on pork and beans in the
cascade Mountains. he BEGAN me eDamoured
ii the monster trout that revel in the
tream there. and he remembers every big
rout that was landed under his admins
ration.